Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Approved on 23 April 2026
Council decision: Raise No Objection
Proposal
Replacement of external fire escape (HS/3545/CCLB)
- Received
- 20 April 2026
- Council
- Hastings Borough Council
- Ward
- CASTLE
- ReceivedReceived20 Apr
- ValidatedValidated20 Apr
- Consult.Consultation18 May
- TargetTarget Date18 May
- DecidedDecided23 Apr
Decided in 3 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE. Hastings has handled 9 applications of this type. This one was decided in 3 days, 8 weeks quicker than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the Hastings Town Centre conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across CASTLE. We hold 549 applications in total for the TN34 postcode area.
86% of all applications at Hastings Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN34 1HE
- Application type
- County Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 22 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 18 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 18 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Zoe Taylor
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Hastings Town Centre
- Listed building: Grade II: Hastings Library, the former Brassey InstituteOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Brownfield land register: Former Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, HastingsRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Associated applications
- 202620 Apr
Replacement of external fire escape (HS/3545/CCLB
This applicationApprovedOtherHS/CC/26/00247 - 202620 Apr
Variation of Condition 2 of HS/CC/25/00444
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongsideHS/CC/26/00248
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20263 Jun
Discharge of condition 3 (disabled access platform stair lift details of mounts and fixings) of County…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsHS/CC/26/00338 - 202617 Mar
Partial change of use of the second floor of the library building from an adult learning use (Use Class…
RefusedCounty Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)HS/CC/26/00167 - 202617 Mar
Partial change of use of section of library building from an adult learning use (Use Class F1(a)) to Register…
ApprovedCounty Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)HS/CC/26/00166 - 202625 Feb
Installation of an internal platform stairlift at the main entrance of the building to facilitate disabled…
ApprovedCounty Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)HS/CC/26/00115 - 202525 Apr
Discharge of condition 4 (details of tower roof, flat roofs, and party wall gutter) of County Council Consent…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsHS/CC/25/00254
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Nearby applications
- Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HEHS/CC/26/00167 · OtherRefused0.0 mi
- Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HEHS/CC/26/00115 · OtherApproved0.0 mi
- Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HEHS/CC/26/00248 · OtherApproved0.0 mi
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